John presbyter of the Great Church (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. John Chrysostomos. Inscription in two columns: |Ι̅|o|στ|μ : ὁ ἁ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης) ὁ Χρ(υ)σ(όσ)τ(ο)μ(ος). Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. John Chrysostomos. Inscription in two columns: |Ι̅|o|στ|μ : ὁ ἁ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης) ὁ Χρ(υ)σ(όσ)τ(ο)μ(ος). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines followed by decoration. Border of dots.
Ι̅ελ̅ε
θ̅υ̅υτ
τησεκ
κλησ
Ἰω(ἀννης) ἐλέ(ῳ) Θ(εο)ῦ πρ(εσ)βύτ(ερος) τῆς Μ(ε)γ(άλης) Ἐκκλησ(ίας)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2409 |
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Diameter | 19.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 5 no. 42.39b; Laurent, Corpus 5.2: no. 1115. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Ἰωἀννης ἐλέῳ Θεοῦ πρεσβύτερος τῆς Μεγάλης Ἐκκλησίας.
John, by the grace of God, presbyter of the Great Church.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 5: The East (continued), Constantinople and Environs, Unknown Locations, Addenda, Uncertain Readings (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
This seal has been edited jointly with two others (linked to this entry) which are from the same boulloterion.